At S|A|M Interiors often has projects out side of our home base in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Currently we have projects in progress in Phoenix, Arizona, Juno Beach, Florida and Mackinac Island, Michigan. We understand the importance of making sure that whether the home we are designing is for weekend get aways or a permanent residence, they need to tailor to our clients lifestyle needs.
Getting Started With The Interior Design
To get started we focus on the overall programing of each room and how it will be used. How many people will occupy the residence. The different types of activities. And most importantly the age range. This will lead to details regarding, safety and long term needs for each room. We often talk with our clients about Aging in Place or future needs to be considered.
What happens behind the dry wall is something that may not seem as important as it really is. We work in a systematic way to address all items that will come to importance when the project is getting its final touches.
Multi-Function rooms are often a requested. We often recommend custom-in beds that can transform a room from a functioning office to a secondary guest room. The other option is to provide a pullout be camouflaged in a chair, sofa or sectional depending on the location and about of space available.
Vacation Home Recommendations
We always recommend that you make sure each guest room has a private bathroom. Have an existing layout that does not meet this requirement? We will review your current plan and draw up the updated floor plan to meet these needs.
Besides updating your floor plan you can consider are a set of personal drawers if they will be a repeat guest in the bedroom and bathroom. A recessed medicine cabinetry with additional storage behind the wall. A classic valet or bench to place luggage down. Signature bedding, towels and robes for their stay are also nice touches.
A fun way to add distinction is by creating a theme or design detail that creates a name for each guest suite. We love using a fun bight wall paper with classic clean white bedding with accents to complement the color in the paper. Then carrying the color in to the tile of the bathroom.
Considering lighting and light control in the guest rooms is a must. Make it easy for them to turn the lighting on at the bedside or when they enter the room. Consider the options for privacy in each room with class ripple fold draperies, and the option to have room darkening shades. This will allow a guest to sleep in or make it easy to have a little one take a nap.
If you have a vacation home or other location and are looking for help with the interior design, contact me today to set up a call to review your specific needs.
* Bed Side Lighting by Koncept